A MH-53E Sea Dragon from HM-15 suffered damage to the tail section when it made a hard landing Aug. 22 following an engine malfunction.
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Raytheon, US Navy begin JSOW C-1 integrated testing
The U.S. Navy has begun integrated testing (IT) of Raytheon’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. During its first flight in IT, the JSOW C-1 was retargeted to strike a large moving ship target.
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P-8A to arrive at Atsugi, Japan next year
U.S. military officials have confirmed that the P-8A will replace the P-3 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan next year.
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Group photo of PLANAF J-15 unit
Japan mulls BMD upgrade to two Atago-class destroyers
Japan and the United States are both discussing the potential multimillion-dollar updates to two Atago-class destroyers to enable them to fire the SM-3 Block IIA.
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